The University Between the Cracks

Episodes

1. 10

   Nick Crossley on Relational Sociology

   In this podcast I talk to Nick Crossley about his recent book Towards Relational Sociology. The interview covers relational sociology, interdisciplinary approaches to social theory, the future of social theory and the contested status of quantitative methods.

   Jan 23, 2012
2. 9

   Simon Williams on the Sociology of Sleep

   In this podcast Simon Williams talks about his new book the Politics of Sleep. While sleep is often taken to be a entirely private and natural part of human life, in recent years it has been the subject of a rich vein of interdisciplinary research. As well as exploring the political dimensions to...

   Jan 23, 2012
3. 8

   Stephen Turner on Normativity

   In this podcast Stephen Turner, plenary speaker for the theory stream at this year’s BSA conference, talks about his new book Explaining the Normative. The discussion explores changing theories of normativity and the different meanings they hold for philosophy and social science. Explaining...

   Jan 20, 2012
4. 7

   Dave Elder-Vass on the Causal Power of Social Structures

   In this podcast Dave Elder-Vass talks about his new book The Causal Power of Social Structures. The interview covers a wide range of topics within social theory: emergence, causality, agency, social structure and normativity. Along with Stephen Turner’s recent book on normativity, this will be…

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   Jan 17, 2012
5. 6

   Cognitive Enhancement and Modafinil

   In this podcast Catherine Coveney uses the case study of Modafinil (a revolutionary ‘wakefulness’ drug reportedly subject to increasingly widespread use amongst students, academics, professionals and shiftworkers) to explore the status and practice of cognitive enhancement within contemporary...

   Jan 15, 2012
6. 5

   Public Universities and Public Futures

   A round table session from Discourses of Dissent investigating how academic research, with a particular focus on social theory, might help us articulate and work towards a positive vision of shared futures which escape the discursive constraints which have defined the public life of the UK since...

   Jan 13, 2012
7. 4

   An introduction to asexuality

   In this podcast Mark Carrigan (a researcher focused on asexuality) and Michael Dore (an asexual mathematician) lead an introductory workshop about asexuality. For more information about asexuality visit http://www.asexuality.org, the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. An introduction to...

   Jan 11, 2012
8. 3

   Making a Case for Social Science

   The Campaign for Social Science was launched in January this year by the Academy of Social Sciences. It aims to raise the profile of social science with the public, media and parliament at a time of great crisis and uncertainty. In this podcast Mark Carrigan talks to Stephen Anderson (executive...

   Jan 7, 2012
9. 2

   Making New Spaces for Learning in the University

   In this podcast Mark Carrigan talk to Kate Arnold, a 1st year student in Sociology at the University of Warwick, about Left Overs, a project setup by undergraduates across a range of departments which is trying to break down the boundaries between speaker and audience, between organisers and...

   Jan 6, 2012
10. 1

    Hilary Pilkington on Researching Drug Cultures

    In this podcast Mark Carrigan talks to Hilary Pilkington, who has conducted two research projects on drug use in Russia, about researching drugs cultures. The interview encompasses the findings of the research in Russia, as well as wider theoretical and methodological issues which drugs cultures...

    Jan 5, 2012